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Circumlocution - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Circumlocution : (noun)
1: a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
[syn: periphrasis, ambage]
2: an indirect way of expressing something [syn: indirect
expression]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Circumlocution : \Cir`cum*lo*cu"tion\, n. [L. circumlocutio, fr.
circumloqui, -locutus, to make use of circumlocution; circum
_ loqui to speak. See Loquacious.]
The use of many words to express an idea that might be
expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a
periphrase.
the plain Billingsgate way of calling names . . . would
save abundance of time lost by circumlocution. --Swift.
Circumlocution office, a term of ridicule for a
governmental office where business is delayed by passing
through the hands of different officials.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Circumlocution |
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